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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven’t followed this debate closely. In my opinion “Loving” is a really unfortunate name to give a high school. They will become the butt of no end of jokes among fellow high schoolers.

More importantly, though, Mildred Loving was only a public figure against her will. She never even read the Court’s decision or talked about her past with close family members. [b]I think it is wrong to take the name of an intensely private person and make it more public than ever, in a way that once again would have been against her will.[/b][/quote]

+1  Seems like a representative of the committee should at least talk to the family before bestowing what they might not want as an honor.[/quote]

1. They are reaching out to the family.

2. The school board has nothing to do with the origination of the name. Afaik, it came from the student representatives on the committee and quickly gained support from Dr. Robertson (W-L principal) which basically guaranteed it shooting up to #1.

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It doesn’t matter who it came from or who supported it on the committee. It is a ridiculous name for a school in Arlington. But my kids will go to Yorktown and I’m sure have lots of fun with the name. [/quote]

I can hear the football chants now.  Well, my W-L kids don't generally go to football games and now they really won't want to.[/quote]

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